Hunting coat



March 30, 1943. w, GRADY HUNTING COAT Filed July 8, 1959 M m d W Patented Mar. 30, 1943 UNITED STATES,PATENT OFFICE HUNTING COAT Warren v(3}. Grady, Binghamton, N. Y., assignor to The Drybak Corporation, Binghamton, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application July 8, 1939, Serial No. 283,494

2 Claims. (01. 2994) My invention relates to garments, and more particularly to coats of the so-called hunting type.

An object of my invention is to provide a pocket which may be readily emptied, and which will retain dead game without leaking blood.

Another object of the invention is to provide a construction which is strong, durable, sturdy and comfortable to wear.

With these and other objects in view, which may be incident to my improvements, the invention consists in the parts and combinations to be hereinafter set forth and claimed, with the understanding that the several necessary elements comprising my invention may be varied in construction, proportions and arrangements, without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

In order to make my invention more clearly understood, I have shown in the accompanying drawing means for carrying the same into practical effect without limiting the improvements in their useful applications to the particular constructions which, for the purpose of explanation, have been made the subject of illustration.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the front of an open hunting coat embodying my invention,

some of the construction being shown in dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the back of my hunting coat, showing the stitching of the pocket in dotted lines;

Fig. 3 is a view taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawing, my hunting coat comprises front panels I and back panels 2, which are joined with a collar 3. The coat is formed with the usual sleeves 4.

The front panels I are provided with reenforced portions 5 which are adapted to be buttoned together when the coat is worn.

Lying at the lower portion of the body of the coat, and near the bottom edge 6 of the body, is a hunting pocket 1. This hunting pocket I has its bottom 8 at a point somewhat above the bottom of the coat body proper, 6.

The pocket 1 comprises a piece of fabric 9 which forms a top I0 to the pocket. The bottom 8 of the pocket is formed by looping the fabric 9 on itself and attaching its end H at the point |2 to the body of the 'coat above the bottom 8 of the pocket. The top of the pocket I0 is reenforced by folding over the fabric 9, as indicated at l3, and stitching the fabric on itself by a line of stitching l4. Moreover, the top of the pocket is further reenforced by a strip l5 which is folded over on itself, as indicated at I6, and sewed at l! to the material 9 of the pocket. The upper edge of the strip I5 is folded over, as indicated at Hi, and stitched at I9 to the folded over portion l3 of the fabric 9.

The construction just described provides a strong reenforced top to the pocket.

The looped bottom to the pocket with the row of stitching |2 located above the bottom 8 provides a pocket with a bottom which will hold the blood of game without leaking, as there are no needle holes in the vicinity of the bottom 8 which would provide channels through which the blood might leave the pocket. This feature is of great importance and makes the coat of particular usefulness in carrying small game, such as rabbits, quail, etc. In order to make the pocket 1 even more blood proof, I have provided a rubber coating 20 on the inside of the pocket, as indicated in Fig. 3.

As will be noted, the pocket extends over practically the entire length of the lower portion of the body of the coat, which gives it a large capacity. In order to keep the pocket from sagging objectionably under heavy loads, the middle portion of the top of the pocket is attached to a lining 2| which has a loose lower end 22. This lining 2| covers on the inside of the coat the area substantially covered by the back panels 2. The lower end 22 of the lining 2| is provided with one of the elements of a Zipper construction 23, the cooperating element of which is carried by the top l8 of the pocket 1. This Zipper construction 23, when the lower end 22 of the lining 2| is attached to the upper end I8 of the pocket 1, provides a strong support for the pocket to prevent its sagging under the weight of game. Game can be readily removed from the pocket, however, by opening the Zipper.

The construction of the coat is such as to provide a large capacity of pocket for carrying game in a hunting coat. Moreover the detachable feature whereby the lining is joined to the top of the pocket over a portion of its length, provides a strengthening means for the pocket, allowing a heavy weight of game to be carried without objectionable sagging. The elimination of all stitching at the lower edge of the pocket provides a Water-proof or blood-proof pocket construction that is of great advantage in the hunting field.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to the precise details of construction herein set forth by way of illustration, as it is apparent that many changes and variations may be made therein, by those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the invention, or exceeding the scope of the appended claims,

I claim:

1. A hunting garment comprising a coat having a body portion, a seamless bottom gamecarrying pocket extending around the body portion, said pocket being formed of a longitudinally folded strip of material positioned with the fold forming the bottom of the pocket and having two upstanding plies, one ply of said folded strip lying against the said body portion, means securing the upper edge portion of said ply of the strip at a region above the bottom forming fold to the body portion, and means for securing the ends of both plies of the folded strip to the body portion of the coat.

2. A hunting garment comprising a coat having a body portion, a seamless bottom gamecarrying pocket extending around the body portion, said pocket being formed of a longitudinally folded strip of material positioned with the fold forming the bottom of the pocket and having two upstanding plies, one ply of said folded strip lying against the said body portion, means securing the upper edge portion of said ply of the strip at a region above the bottom forming fold to the body portion, means for securing the ends of both plies of the folded strip to the body portion of the coat, and means for detachably securing the upper edge portion of the other ply of the strip intermediate the ends thereof to said coat to reduce sagging of the pocket intermediate its ends.

WARREN G. GRADY. 

